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Gregory Stephen Chappell

Born: 7 August 1948, Unley, Adelaide, South Australia
Major Teams: South Australia, Somerset, Queensland, Australia.
Known As: Greg Chappell
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Leg Break


Test Debut: Australia v England at Perth, 2nd Test, 1970/71
Last Test:
Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 5th Test, 1983/84

ODI Debut:
Australia v England at Melbourne, One-off ODI, 1970/71
Last ODI:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 4th ODI, 1982/83

First Class Debut:
South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 1966/67
Last First Class Match:
Queensland v Western Australia at Perth, 1983/84

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1973

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   87  151  19  7110  247*  53.86  24  31  122   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              5327  208  1913   47  40.70  5-61    1   0 113.3  2.15

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   74   72  14  2331  138*  40.18  75.70   3  14   23   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              3108   41  2097   72  29.12  5-15    0   2  43.1  4.04

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1966/67 - 1983/84)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  321  542  72 24535  247*  52.20  74 111  376   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling             8717  291  29.95  7-40    5   0

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1968 - 1983/84)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  130  126  19  3948  138*  36.89   4  27   54   1

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              5261  3372  130  25.93  5-15    1   2  40.4  3.84

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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One of his country's all time greats, Greg Chappell was a dominant figure in Australia's middle order through the 1970s and early 1980s. A member of one of the world's most revered cricketing families (his grandfather was Victor Richardson and he is the brother of Ian and Trevor), he was a superbly gifted right handed batsman who was at home against all types of bowling and on all manner of pitches. Throughout an international career that began with a glorious century against England in Perth in 1970-71 and ended with another commanding three figure score against Pakistan in Sydney in 1983-84, Chappell was a formidable presence at the crease. He was perhaps best known for his front foot strokes (and his driving through the off side in particular) but he was also at almost complete ease when playing off the back; indeed, his horizontal bat shots were generally flawless. With 7110 Test runs, an average of 53.86, and a seven year stint as national captain behind him, his status as a favourite cricketing son in Australia endures unquestioned. During his 17 seasons at the first-class level, he was also a handy medium pace bowler and a brilliant slips fieldsman; he, in fact, held the record for the most number of catches taken by an Australian in Tests before ultimately being overtaken by Allan Border. To an extent, the latter stages of his career were overshadowed by his decision in February 1981 to instruct brother Trevor to infamously bowl an underarm delivery to conclude a one-day match against New Zealand in Melbourne. But the sterling nature of his play and the imposing nature of his record ultimately ensured that it was for his elegance, sophistication and dignity that he was most remembered upon his retirement from the sport in 1984. Subsequently, Chappell has continued to remain involved with the game in a number of capacities, most notably as a national selector and as coach of South Australia. (Dave Liverman & John Polack, May 2000)

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